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For those of you that know me, I am a Real Foodie!! I love the experience of the food and everything else that makes up the experience. When we go out to eat, or even when we make something yummy at home, we take pictures. I know I am not alone with this! Cell phones have certainly rocketed this trend.

So how to do preserve those tasty memories?? Scrap them!

Here is a double page layout that I had sooooo much fun creating. I hope it turns on those creative juices and helps to inspire you to scrap your food :)

These photos were taken in Galveston Texas at Willie G's Seafood and Steak Restaurant. We from Dryden Ontario over three days to take a cruise with Royal Caribbean. A delicious meal was well over due!

The waitress was super. I asked for a copy of the menu to keep, explaining that I am a Scrapbooker. She was happy to oblige. I cut the menu apart to make this layout. The Page Title was cut from the front of the menu and matted on cardstock.

I cut apart all of the menu items and lined them up to make a fun accent on the page. I had some acrylic letters that I colored with alcohol ink and mounted them over my menu items.

The restaurant was right on the pier. I took a photo of this sign and the birds outside the restaurant. The bird was fussy cut from one of my photos and popped up on foam dots.

The beautiful plate of food in the top left corner was avocado with mango chutney, topped with crab. It was beautifully garnished with beet strings and fresh basil.

The ambiance in the restaurant was so fun. There were beautiful colored orbs hanging at different levels all throughout the dinning room. The photo on the top right shows some of the lights,

The accent on the bottom right corner is another bit from the menu that I cut out and matted.

I have some exciting news! I am officially starting to teach classes! The very first one will be a fund raiser. Join in and work together with Creative Scrapbooker magazine and Live Different to help a school in Haiti! The ultimate goal is $20,000 to build a new Art room for the 300+ precious children that attend the school.

You can find out more information about the cause by visiting the Hope for Haiti site.I will be teaching two classes. It would be wonderful if you could join in for the full day, but I have decided to split the day for those who can't commit for the full day.There are limited seats available and the date is fast approaching. Mark your Calendar and Reserve your seat today!! Classes will be on March 12th!Morning class:We will be making cards with a "Faux Plaster" technique. Prepare to get inky! We will be working with Distress Paints, Dina Wakley Acrylic Paint, a few embossing techniques and watercoloring to create this Faux Plaster effect. The box will be made of card stock to coordinate with the cards.Join us for this mixed media class to learn a new and fun technique. Here is a closeup snippet of just one of the cards we will be making.

The cost for the class will be $35. Where: 56 Palomino Dr. in Kanata.When: Class will be from 9 am - 1 pm on March 12thWhat is included?

Learn a fun new technique - step by step instructions

All supplies to make 5 cards and a box

Snacks

Beverages: coffee, tea or bottled water

Written instructions with photos to take home

Shopping available through Embellished Connection

Lots of fun and laughter with a great group of Gals!

Register for classes on our FaceBook Event Page to let us know you are going. Please click on "Going" if you are planning to go, and "Interested" if you are not certain.A non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your spot as limited seats are available. Please email me with payment to reserve your spot!

Afternoon Class:

We will be making a Beaded Mini Album. This sweet album goes together without much fuss. That will leave plenty of time to complete the stamping and embellishments as well. We will be using Simple Stories - Charmed Life paper stack with coordinating cardstock. The complete album measures 4 1/2" x 6 1/2". It includes 6 pocket pages for large tags and space for 12-18 3" photos and journaling spots.

The cost for the class will be $35. Where: 56 Palomino Dr. in Kanata.

When: Class will be from 2 pm - 6 pm March 12.

What is included?

Learn how to make fun mini album with a bead and ribbon binding- step by step instructions.

All supplies to make a 6 page album.

Snacks

Beverages: coffee, tea or bottled water

Written instructions with photos to take home

Shopping available through Embellished Connection

Lots of fun and laughter with a great group of Gals!

Register for classes on our FaceBook Event Page to let us know you are going. Please click on "Going" if you are planning to go, and "Interested" if you are not certain.A non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your spot as limited seats are available. Please email me with payment to reserve your spot!

Dew Drops are so pretty! When they first came out, I had to have them! I purchased them in lots of colours. One of the great things about them, is that a little goes a long way... so they last FOREVER!! I wanted to share a little inspiration to get those Dew Drops back in your creative thinking. It is always fun to have the latest bling or embellishment, but it is even better to use what we have in our stash, eh?

These layouts are from our second cruise. The first night aboard, they had a fun parade. They called it Island A Go-Go. With all the Dancers and costumes, streamers and fun music, it was a super fun evening!

I cut a large circle with a template, and glued Dew Drops all around the edge with Liquid Glass. It was a tedious task, but I just LOVE the effect! The title was cut out on my Cricut Machine;.

I added some glitter to the tips of a few extra large bright green blooms and layered a few together.... added a punched out circle and a brad in the center.

To continue the Dew Drop them, I glued some more accenting the stripes of this page. Oh, so FUN!! I wanted to do something a bit different for the journaling part. I normally don't like my own hand-writing. (that's normal, right?) I decided to add that personal touch and write the journaling around the circle, with a photo in the middle.

A few other ways to use them:

Use them in the center of your handmade flowers. This particular flower is from Heartfelt Creations - Arianna Blooms . It is stamped on vellum in Ranger Archival black ink and sponged with Distress ink.

Use them as accents on your pages. They come in many shapes, sizes and colours. Group them together as an eye-catcher on your page. This page is one from my Lighthouse Folio album.

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to leave a comment below with a link to your blog or project photo. I would love to see your Dew Drop creations!

For my third project with the Design Team Call for Heartfelt Creations, I have made a mixed media canvas.

It reminds me of spring. We were just dumped on with over 18" of new snow! The driveway is all snow-blowed, and a path is made in the back yard for the puppies to play. PHEW!! The good part about the snow is that it has warmed up quite a bit. Woo Hoo!!

So, about the canvas...

The main components I used are: Heartfelt Creations Stamps and dies, Prima Marketing stencils, and paper from DCWV, Gesso, Beaded Gel medium, and Whipped Spackle.

The canvas is mounted on a wooden frame. I purchased the blank canvas from Michael's. I primed the canvas with a layer of white Gesso set that aside to dry,

To start, I cut out the papers for the photo spot. I used four different pattern papers from DCWV PrimRose Stack. I made them in different shapes and sizes to add texture and dimension. I distressed all of the paper edges with the Prima distress tool, then inked them with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

I added foam adhesive to the back of all the layers for depth. I arranged them in an offset manor so that you can see some of each paper poking through.

Next I colored some beaded gel medium with a pink Gelato and applied it to the canvas on the top left corner and bottom right corner with a Prima Marketing stencil: Peacock. I washed the stencil between applying to the different area so that nothing seeped through.

I used some chipboard elements from Creative Embellishments: Lucky in Love and some leaves from Prima Marketing. I first painted them with white Gesso. Once dried, I added versa magic chalk ink for a soft finish. I added Art Institute Dries Clear glue onto "Love" and applied clear, chunky glass glitter to the top. I also spritzed the leaves with some shimmer spray.

I smeared some whipped spackle in three places on the canvas and pressed some burlap lace into it. I lifted the burlap off and was left with this awesome texture. I added a few clear beads for extra interest.

The next step was to stamp and cut all the birds, branches and the flowers. I used the Birds and Blooms Cling Stamp and dies, and the Arianna Blooms flower Cling stamp and dies.
I stamped several birds and several branches. I cut them with the coordinating die and then colored them with chalk ink.
I snipped the flowers off of some of the branches, colored them yellow with pink centers, and shaped them with my Mcgill flower shaping tools. After also coloring and shaping the branches and leaves, I layered the extra blooms on top of the ones attached to the branches.

For the birds, I fussy cut the wings off a few extra birds and popped them up on the birds on the canvas.
You can see how to shape the Birds and Blooms set with Emma Lou HERE.

Stamp, cut and color the Arianna Blooms. I cut 3 sets, but didn't use them all. I colored them with chalk ink and used Prills and stamens for the centers. You can see how to shape and assemble the Arianna Blooms flowers HERE.

I had some burlap and lace in my stash. I colored them with Distress Stain: Spun Sugar and Vintage Photo, and dried them with my heat tool.

The last step is assembly!

I used ScoreTape to adhere the burlap and lace. All of the paper components were adhered with foam adhesive or Art Institute Dries Clear Glue.

I added a few metal embellishments: the nest in the tree branches and Tim Holtz metal flowers. These were glued down with E6000.

It was so much fun creating this canvas! I hope you enjoyed your visit and will try one for yourself!

Please leave any questions and comments below... I love to hear from you all!

For my second submission to the Heartfelt Creations Design Team, I am proud to submit this card, Fancy fold cards are so fun. I have previously created step cards, and also easel cards. I thought it would be fun to combine the two!

~~~Here's my take~~~

I used CTMH cardstock for the base and patterned paper from K&Company - Susan Winget paper stack. I used Heartfelt Creations Enchanted Mums cling stamp and coordinating die to make the flower. It was colored with Wilted Violet and Dusty Concord Distress ink. I added Prills in the center.

The ovals were cut using Heartfelt creations Eyelet Oval Die set. I distressed the edge with Wilted Violet Distress ink.

I stamped, then die-cut with the dragonfly and sentiment banner with Heartfelt Creations Enchanted Dragonfly stamp and Die. I colored the the dragonfly with Peeled Paint and Wilted Violet Distress ink, and added some chunky glass glitter with Art Institute Dries Clear Glue. I used a white gel pen to add the flight trail from the dragonfly.

Here is the sides view. The thing I love the most about this fancy fold design is that it locks itself in place when opened up.

The border on the bottom was made using the Heartfelt Creations Regal Borders and Pockets die. I popped it up on the easel flap using StampinUp! Dimentionals.

Here are the details:

Start with the flowers - stamp and color them, then cut them out with the coordinating die. You can see Emma Lou's amazing tutorial on shaping the Enchanted Mums HERE. I added Prills to the center with Art Institute Dries Clear Glue.

Cut the fancy border with the Regal Borders and Pockets dies. The lacy part is attached with Art institute Dries Clear glue.

Stamp, cut and color the dragon fly and banner using Enchanted Dragonfly Cling Stamp and dies. Add foam adhesive to the back of the banner so it will pop a bit.

Card base:

Cut the card base: 12" x 6"

Line the cardstock up in portrait position on your cutter at 1 5/8", then 4 3/8" and cut from 1" to 5"

On your ScorePal, line your card base in landscape position and score at 1" to the cut line and continuing from the second cut line to the edge.

I am so excited that Heartfelt Creations has a new Design Team Call! I have been waiting for this for nearly a year now. I am totally addicted to their stamps and dies... ESPECIALLY their flower dies!

To apply, you need to submit three (3) projects that represent your style. I am proud to submit this album as my first of three projects! ~~~Wish me luck~~~

Although this book does not use any Heartfelt products, but is representative of my style. Making mini albums is one of my most favorite things. I love creating them and coming up with all the little details inside to help preserve precious memories.

Without further rambling...

The style is inspired by Laura Denison - Following the Paper Trail. You can find her blog HERE.

This is a Matchbook style binding. It is held together with ribbon and the pages are divided by beads.

The chipboard cover is embellished with paper cut out from the paper stack. The closure is a "hair tie" closure. I used a knob from Tim Holtz to wrap it around on the front cover. The ribbon was from my stash.

The Stars were stamped in chalk ink with a CTMH set: Star Struck. The gears in the center of the stars are from Tim Holtz.

I used StampinUp! cardstock and a 6x6 paper Awesome by Simple Stories. I used Tim Holtz Tiny Tags die to make some of the tags for each page. The stamps used were mostly CTMH.

I made extra pockets on each page to hold extra photos and tags. The tags and pocket embellishments were made using the cutouts in the paper stack. All of the pieces were distressed with Tim Holtz Distress ink: Stormy Sky.

The album will hold 18 3" x 3" photos and has lots of additional tags for smaller photos or notes.

The border punch I used in this book is by Martha Stewart. It is called Framed Dots. It comes with a matching corner punch that I used on the large tags.

I have been a busy little bee lately! Here is one of the mini albums I have completed.

The album is 4" x 6", made in "Matchbook Style". I was originally inspired by Laura Denison - Following the PaperTrail. You can see a tutorial of her album HERE.

The paper I used is Dog Days by Deja Views. The cardstock is some from my stash Avocado - StampinUp! and some dark blue shimmer paper from Recollections. I had some cute puppy paw brads in my stash and added one here on the corner.

On the inside of the front cover, I made a small pocket with a tag that is photo-ready. It will hold a wallet-sized photo (2" x 3"), with journaling space on the back. I found some dog bone clips in my stash.

There are six pages plus the two inside covers for photos. Each page is a pocket for a large tag pull-out, as well as a smaller tag that is photo-ready for a 3' x 3" photo and a smaller tag for notes.

I used a border punch from Fiskars for the pages and the outside edge of the large tags. The smaller tags are made from Tim Holtz Tiny Tags Bigz die. I used embellishment cutouts from the paper pad to tie in the theme.

I just love that Tiny Tags die! The little tag toppers are perfect!

Lots of little pockets to tuck tags and pictures into.

All of the embellishment cutouts have been distressed with Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Vintage Photo or Faded Jeans.

This style of album goes together quite quickly. I spent more time with the embellishments than I did the book assembly.

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I'm Tammy Cochrane - a Scrapaholic.

I love to create fun projects and special books to preserve memories. This blog is a place where I want to share all the things I love with you! I hope you will stop by often and maybe find some inspiration when you visit.

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